New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-15
WHAT SENATOR FRYE SAW ~ EUROPE.


POVERTY OF THE MAssEs-THE DRINK EVIL IN
CIR AT BRITAIN-APPEARANCE OF THE ARMIES.
LEWISTON, Me-. Aug. II tSpecia0 Senator Frye ana
Mrs Frye arrived here Friday from their trip 70
Europe have gone TO their cottage on Squirrel Island.
Senator Frye said:
We have been absent about five months and we nave
had a very enjoyable trip. We have taken tour Of the
Continent and OF Great Britain and although we have
seen many places we have seen no place Ike home-no
place in all respects equal to America You Will hnd IN
the Old World much that is admirable, but what I'M
pressed me painfully the poverty Of the masses
OF the people Why the people in Europe live on the
poorest and mighty little of it, found that aboers
IN Glasgow work for 2s Cd "A day-62 cents. was
charmed with Edinburgh, hut when saw women drunk,
lighting in her beautiful streets the modern Athens loSt
her charms. cannot convey to you the picture OF the
degredaon ard want throughout Great Britain caused
by drink | Am amused when hear people complain or
the water in Europe Mrs Frye and myself managed TO
get through Europe without beer and wine or strong
drink and think we have stood it pretty well The
water in Europe is good rule came back stouter
cod-water man than when went away. Tho drink evil
Is horror.
Speaking OF wages, I found girls In factories In
Venice working with great skill fer from to IL cents
day the most experienced getting II cents day. out or
which they have to live But how they live is wonder
Their chief diet is maocaroni. Farm hands all over
Europe women, earn 20 cents q day. Women do most
of the field work saw no improved machinery on the
farms of the Continent. have seen twenty women in
one field at work not man in sight The plain people
have no meat to eat but week on the Continent
The condition OF American earners is
better than that OF the working people In Europe Is
the difference between comfort AMI competence anu u.s.
comfort and insuilicie ent TODD ami clothing
Perhaps the most contemplate person one meets
abroad is the Angiczed American the man VINO apes pes
both In manners and language wnat ne reeaus as INC
English arisocracy, affects TO believe everything III
England perfect and seems To be @ E any
favorable COMPARISON between his country anu Eng
land TAere Of :nis type on the steamer grad
nate OF Harvard delighted with English society that
he claimed TO spend every season mere ie Was
of at the public table to the aBeup OF the Congress
OF the United states, ana W M @ rae o' an T Enyshman
who asked him, who by me way was an WI
that each state In the United states had one senator anu
two Representatives An American woman AZ ne aIo SS
ignoI ancc did not seem 10 mortfy MIN. ,,, ,u,.
notwncp Myself and Mr. Blaine at Edinburgh en-
tirely without foundation Mr.. Blaine was apparently
desrous that should accompany Nh nun Ri"e aa M anP Mrs
ae also Joined in the invitation. but having travelled
with friends throughout the SontRea We M sTR RiUe
also kindly invited me to all the carnege @
Mr. Hales family will remain abroad but nnt nr nae %li
Blaine is coming home IN June. ~, -. -, r,,.oro
took good deal OF interest in the armies OF Europc;
great review IN PARIS one nh IN ,'a,y adrs %o in in
Germany and one in England Ibe frehcn SOLO soluers IN ~
equipment and u seem 9ber iG e anors are bad
There is a wonderful dash about the Italian soa'ers
They are and well clothed full OF spirit anu
enthusiasm. The German soldiers are tne pes. usvt
pllnrd and finest looking Their uniforms ana equipments
were all in good condition me lroTs arv SAY ~ institute
comparison between them and the troops OF other
nations seems that there must so be W 20 disSand
the anies and that can't be done Peace Is presor
that no ,ermnn army shall go the field without him
aud knowledge OF the fact that at his age tns b
death The Impression [ received Ia that the crown
Prince is afflicted with Incur ,he dse,ss & u, saw
me rain at PotsJam and reviewed the troops bismarck
is powerful politically hut Is poweriess Win lne army